New Alliance Party of Mexico

The New Alliance Party (PANAL) is a liberal political party in Mexico that was founded on 30 January 2005 by Elba Esther Gordillo. PANAL was formed as a splintergroup of the Institutional Revolutionary Party; Gordillo was formerly the PRI's general secretary. The party was a minor party, with the PRI and the National Action Party of Mexico remaining the two strongest parties in the country. In 2017, PANAL held 12/500 Chamber of Deputies seats, 189/2,474 mayorships, and 42/1,124 state legislature seats.